will discuss “Converging Lenses: Issues in Contemporary Photography” at The Jewish Museum, 6:30 p.m.; CIMA presents “A Study Day on Alfred Barr and Margaret Scolari Barr,” a look at art powerhouse couple the Barrs—the first director of MoMA and the author of the first English text on

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has been awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, the Venice Biennale’s highest recognition. Additionally, the Special Golden Lion for Services to the Arts will be presented to Susanne Ghez, former executive director and chief curator of the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago. (via ARTnews)